Frederik Meijer, billionaire founder of Meijer Inc. retail chain and arts patron, dead at 91
Meijer was credited with starting the supercenter store format in the 1960s that made Meijer a successful Midwest retailer. By 2009, Meijer had 180 of the giant stores throughout Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan and Ohio with annual sales of $15 billion. He and his wife also gave millions of dollars to causes in the Grand [...]
Dillon and Goves premieres – review
In his newly published history of the Huddersfield festival, its founding director Richard Steinitz documents how James Dillon‘s development as a composer has been intertwined with Huddersfield for more than 30 years. The very first festival in 1978 included the premiere of the earliest piece that Dillon now acknowledges, and his new scores have featured [...]
Babble.com
Natural childbirth advocates are apparently desperate to demonstrate that “good mothers” don’t get epidurals for pain relief in labor. unfortunately for them, the scientific literature, including the Torvaldsen study, fail to demonstrate that epidurals interfere with breastfeeding. The Torvaldsen study looked at breastfeeding rates at 8, 16, and 24 weeks postpartum. at one week postpartum [...]
Frightful delight
A giant dragon will greet visitors Wednesday when Terror on Hill Street opens in Turpin, Okla. the haunted house is in its sixth year and promises more scares than ever. it will remain open every night through Halloween. L&T photo/Ananda Coleman Family takes haunted house business seriously By Ananda Coleman and RACHEL COLEMAN • Leader & Times Turpin [...]
Petunia and the Vipers at the Riverwood Inn; early show time for this event
Petunia and the Vipers’ debut self-titled vinyl and digital was released on Sept. 28, and they will be at the Riverwood Inn on the Avenue of the Giants in Phillipsville on Wednesday, Oct. 12 at 8 p.m. Petunia and the Vipers features Ron Fortugno’s (aka Petunia) quirky energetic vocals, kazoo, trumpet, piano and guitar delivered [...]
Sidney reflects on Tripoli’s different past (From Malvern Gazette)
Sidney reflects on Tripoli’s different past 9:30am Monday 12th September 2011 Print Email Comments(0) WITH scenes of violence and bloodshed painting a bleak picture of Tripoli in recent weeks, a former war time radio operator has been reflecting on a period when the Libyan capital was an altogether more welcoming place. 86-year-old Sidney Pavey was [...]
Hometown Station AM 1220 – Santa Clarita Radio – Peeples Place at KHTS, Sept. 30, 2011
Stephen K. Peeples here, and you’ve landed on Peeples place at KHTS! It’s the NINTH post of the new local music blog I’m producing in collaboration with AM 1220 KHTS and the Santa Clarita Valley’s award-winning, no. 1 website, www.hometownstation.com. We’re online every Friday morning with hot SCV music news, reviews, features and photos right [...]
2011 Volkswagen Jetta 147TSI Highline Sedan Road Test Review
VOLKSWAGEN JETTA 147TSI REVIEW What’s hot: All-new sharp lines, sharp handling, and sharp pricing What’s not: Doesn’t have the GTI’s brattish exhaust X-Factor: It feels a cut-above, like it could comfortably carry an Audi badge Vehicle Style: Medium sporting sedan Price: $37,990 Fuel economy (claimed): 7.5 l/100km (combined cycle) Fuel economy (tested): Not recorded Overview [...]
SBWire – The Small Business Newswire
SBWire Announces new Simplified Pricing, Offering Clients more Choices And better value – http://www.sbwire.com/blog/62From: @sbwire We have updated our LinkedIn Group, please consider joining – http://lnkd.in/KHR94UFrom: @sbwire SBWire has posed the latest update to the SBWire Service – Full details at http://www.sbwire.com/blog/61From: @sbwire http://t.co/mSe4CpR Weekend Training in Joomla in Mumbai by Social Media Company PR [...]
Festival Clásicos En El Parque
El Parque Natural Cabo de Gata Níjar se entrega a la música clásica con una nueva edición del Festival Clásicos en el Parque, de hasta el 29 de julio dejará actuaciones memorables en un entorno tan especial. La programación es la siguiente: Miércoles 20. Iglesia de Rodalquilar. a DÚO: Schumann, Cassadó y Falla. . Ángel [...]